RecordMove

Sports programme coordinator to governor

A sports programme coordinator already meets 32% of what the governor role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From sports programme coordinator

Distant match

To governor

7 You already bring

6 Still to learn

30 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a governor is expected to do is already part of a sports programme coordinator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the governor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A governor role treats 5 of its required skills as things a sports programme coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

budgetary principles
government policy implementation
liaise with local authorities
manage budgets
manage staff

What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A governor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sports programme coordinator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held build community relations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held budgetary principles business, administration and law
already held government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information
already held liaise with local authorities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage budgets management skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the governor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn constitutional law required
still to learn legislation procedure required

optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional

02 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn good governance required

optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held government representation optional
optional, not held political campaigning optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn engage in debates required

optional, not held represent national interests optional
optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held perform political negotiation optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

still to learn perform government ceremonies required

05 management skills 1 required

still to learn manage government policy implementation required

06 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
optional, not held assess risk factors optional
optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional
optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a governor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held budgetary principles knowledge
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage staff skill
already held build community relations skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
optional, not held represent national interests optional
optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held assess risk factors optional
optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held government representation optional
optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional
optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional
optional, not held perform political negotiation optional
optional, not held political campaigning optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

27 held skills the governor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role badminton knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with media skill
not needed by the target role contribute to the development of a sporting estate skill
not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role develop recreation programmes skill
not needed by the target role develop sports programmes skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role liaise with sports organisations skill
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role plan allocation of space skill
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role promote recreation activities skill
not needed by the target role promote sports in schools skill
not needed by the target role promote sports organisation skill
not needed by the target role propose leisure activities skill
not needed by the target role schedule recreation facilities skill
not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role supervise site maintenance skill

11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier

still to learn good governance required
still to learn constitutional law required
still to learn legislation procedure required
optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held government representation optional
optional, not held political campaigning optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

Index

Other moves recorded from sports programme coordinator

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a sports programme coordinator become a governor?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A sports programme coordinator already covers 32% of what a governor is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the governor role treats as required.

What skills does a sports programme coordinator need to become a governor?

6 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is engage in debates.

How hard is the move from sports programme coordinator to governor?

Its learning distance is 62.5 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.